Pattern-controlled counter mechanism for textile machines



Feb. 6, 1923. 1,444,504. E. F. HATHAWAY.

PATTERN CONTROLLED COUNTER MECHANISNI IFOR TEXTILE MACHINES.

FILED NOV=10,1916. 6 SHEETSSHEET l.

Ufff-y@ Feb. 6, 1923. LMMM..

E. F. HATHAWAY. PATTERN CONTROLLED COUNTER MECHANISNI FOR TEXTILE MACHINES.

FILED NOV. 10| T916. 6 SHEETS-SHEET 2- 'mmmmnnn mmmnnn y f Ummm Ta" ,w W .if/? X2;

Feb. 6, 1923.

1,444,504. E. F. HATHAWAY.

PATTERN CONTROLLI-1D COUNTER MECHANISM FOR TEXTILE MACHINES.

' FILED NOV. I0. |916.

6 SHEETS-SHEET 3 Feb. 6, 1923.

V 1,444,504. E. F. HATHAWAY.

PATTERN CGNTROLLED COUNTER MECHANISIYI FOR TEXTILE MACHINES.

FILED NOV; I0, 1916.

6 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

E. F. HATHAWAY.

Feb. 6, 1923.

PATTERN CONTROLLED COUNTER MECHANISM FOR TEXTILE MACHINES.

'FILED Nov, zo, 191s.

5 SHEETSSHEET 5.

Mar/w? Feb. 6, 1923. 1,444,594.

E. F. HATHAWAY.

-PATTI-5711111 GNTHOLLED COUNTER MECHANISNI FOR TEXTILE MACHINES.

FILED NOV,10|1916.

6 SHEETS-SHEET 6.

Patented Feb. 6, lg.

e in' a l' diedi DAS SACHSETTS.

PiTTEHN-CGNTRG'LLED UUNTER ECE-Iild FR TEXTLE IAGHINES.

application funi amener ie, isle. serial no. 13eme.

and State of lillassachusetts, have ini'enteii an lmproveinent in Fattern-Controlled Counter li/.iechanisin for 'fertile liilachines, of which the following;` des` ipti-on, in connection with the accompanyinp` drarrin grs, is a specification, like characters ou the dran'- ings representing like parts. y

This invention relates to pattern controlled counter mechanism for textile machines and particularly to looms and more especially to the shuttle boi; mechanism thereof.

ln order that the principle of the invention may readily be understood, have disclosed a single embodiment thereof in the accompanyingl drawings, wherein Fig". l is a side elevat'on of the shuttle box shifting` mechanism of a loom andpattern controlled counter mechanism therefor; Fig. Qyis a side elevation of the pattern controlled counter mechanism shown in Fig. l, upon a larger scale;

Fig. 3 is frontelevation of the mechanism shoivn in Fig. 2;

Fig. et is a section transverse thefloom taken through a portion of the mechanism shown in Fig. 3 and showing` the parts in non-driving` relation to the pattern member;

Fig. 5 is a section transverse the loom and taken through the mechanism shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a vieiv similar to Fig. 5 lbut representing the parts differently positioned;

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the mechanism shown in Fig. 2;

F ig. 8 is a ysect-ion transverse the loom taken through one .of the counter elements, the pattern member and the interconnecting; means, on line 8 8., Fig. 7

Fig. 9 is a. detail intransverse section on line 9 9, Fig. 7 showingmeans to prevent over actuation of one of the counter ele-- ments;

Fig. l0 is a longitudinal sectiontaken through the several counter elements;

Fig. ll is a` detail in perspective of one of the parts shown in Fig. 9; and

Fig. l2 is a transverse section on the line 12--12 of Fig. 3. i

in my ico-pending application Serial No. 30,672 filed November l0, 1916, l have dis.- ciosed an organization involving the use of counter elements of lower and higher order i and pattern controlling means therefor, such oronnization being adapted for general ap- 1plication. The present invention is likewise capable of general application but is peculiarly adapted to textile mechanism and more especially to looms. Hereinl have disclosed an organization whereby a plurality of shifting` shuttle boxes are Lgoverned through the agency of inter-related counter elements and a pattern governing member or means therefor.

Wit-hout in any Way restricting my invention to such arrangement of parts, have herein represented a loom having at one end thereof four shiftingshuttle boxes and have provided tivo members capable of oc upy inn1 four different relative positions, namely, either member up, either down, both inemup and both members down. The position of said members determines Which of the shifting shuttle boxes is brought to the level of the lay or into operative relation, and is determined by independently operated counter elements, the functioning` whereof is controlled by a pattern member, herein shown as an endless sheet. By employiiig counter members of lower and higher order and Whichmay be of any desired denomination, it is evident that a. vast number of changes may be efl'ected or controlled in the u'eft by a con'iparatively simple organization of parts.

ln the mechanism herein disclosed, provide ,a plurality of counter elements herein represented as disks, and which While they may be of any desired denomination, are herein shown as a five counter disk, a thirty counter disk, a hundred counter disk, a live hundred counter disk and a thousand counter disk. Vln the loom herein shoivn and Wherein shifting shuttle boxes vare employed at one side only thereof, each impulse or movement of a counter disk corresponds to and means tivo picks of a shuttle-that is, across the loom and return. lf therefore the thousand counter be brought into actionby the callof the pattern,t\vo thousand picks are thrown in, and thereupon Vthe pattern functions either to bring` into action another 4ot simple construction.

Havingl made this brief explanation ot the general purpose ot the invention and oi I the organizationby which .such purpose is herein effected, l will proceed to the description of that embodiment o'l my invention herein selected for disclosure.

In the drawings,-the trame oit the loom is indicated at 1 in Fig. 1, and the shitting shuttle boxes generally at 2. lnf'i'ousll'ja, my invention may be employed in or in connection. with a loomL having shitting` shuttlel boxes at both sides thereof, hut in the 'form of loom illustrated I have shown tour shitting shuttle boxes A, B, C, D at one side o'll the loom only. The loom herein represented may be of the so-called lCrompton and Knowles type'. 4The said shuttle hoses are supported by a lifting rod 3, to the lower end ot which is connected a bracket 4e havingv attached thereto a link 5 to the upper end of which is pivoted at G one arm of the lever 7 itself pivoted at 8 in the training ot' the machine and having; its opposite end pivotally connected at 9 to aflink 1Q operatively'connected to some suitable part oli' the box shitting mechanism, as, tor example, toa part or member connected with one orn the shifting teeth of the shuttle box changing; mechanism. Also pivotally supported at 8 is a lever 11 to which is pivotally connected at 12 a link 13 also operatively connected to another part or member connected with the shuttle box changing` mechanism, as ttor example, another sliding' tooth ot such mechanism. These parts being` oi' any suitable and usual construction, need not he more particularly described. The several positions assumed by said levers and 11 result in bringingthe shuttle boxes A., B, C, D to the level of the lay in any desired order. In order to impartselective movements to said levers 7 and 11, the link 10 may be operatively associated with a link ltand the link `13 may be operatively associated with a lever 15, to which is pivotally connected at 16 a link 17. The links 1li4 and 17 extend in an upwardlyY inclined direction as indicated in Fig. 1 to and are pivoted or otherwise suitably secured to two levers 1S, 19, which as shown most clearly in Figs. 3, 5 and 7 are loosely mounted for swinging movement upon a stud or pin 2O mounted in a bracket 21 secured to the framing of the loom. Each of said levers 18, 19 is oit bell crank form and the lower arms 22, 23 thereof are adapted to be engaged by some suitable means so as in their movement to control the position ot the shifting shuttle boxes. In that form of my invention herein shown, when both the levers 18, 19 remain unactuated or unlitted, and the ms 22, 23, thereoi occupy 'vertical positions, then the shuttle box is active. When the lever 1S only is lifted, the shuttle bor Bhe-cornes active. Then the lever' 19 only is lifted, the shuttle box C is active, and when the levers 18 and 19 are both litted, the shuttle box D vis active.

Gbviously this organization and arrangement may be widely varied within the scope and purpose et my invention. l con ero-plate the employment of inter-related counter elements and pattern controlling means therefor to effect the selection Vot .said levers 1S, 19 in accordance with the arrangement herein referred to, andthe actuation ot said levers in accordance with their selection.

For this purpose l have provided means., the selected embodiment of which is organized as follows:

Upon a shaft 2li fixe lly supported in the machine frame I mount loosely a plurality ot counter elements, preterahly ot disk form and which may be ofany suitable denomination. Herein l have represented' a tive counter having a disk 25 and a ratchet 2G attached thereto.; a thirty disk?? having a ratchet 2S attached thereto; hundred counter comprising two disks i? 30, having attached thereto gears 81, 3Q. respectively,`

with which mesh attached pinions 33, 35:, upon a stud or pin 35, said hundred counter having an attached ratchet 3G; tive hundred counter composed ot two dir is Si', to which are respectively attached Tears 39, lill, with which mesh attached pin I upon said stud 35, and a ratchet attached to gear 39; and a 'thousand counter composed ot' two disks 111i, d5, to which are respectively attached gears d6, 47, with which mesh attached pinions 48, 19, upon said stud said thousand counter having a ratchet attached to said gear 46.

lThe said several counter eiements constructed as herein shown are ot the general type shown in my aid co-pendinp,1 application and the teeth upon the ratchets thereof, and the teeth upon the gears thereof may be such as are necessary for the purpose of counting selected niunbers, and need not be particularly referred to. The several disks or' the counter elements are provided with one or more slots accordingto the denomination o'l" the counters, such slots being indicated at 51 in the several figures. lllhen said slots are suitably brought into alignmentor into, such other relationas permits some associated part to move or function, then because ot such relation of the slots movement ot' the controlling pattern .surtace is permitted or etlected.

As l did not in this application name the particular construction of the counter elements so far as the number or slots 51, the

ns all, L12' number of teeth upon the ratchets and the capacity of each counter, are concerned, it is unnecessary to describe the same at length. ln said prior application Serial No. 130,672, l disclosed four counter elements, namely, units, tens, hundreds and thousands, the units counter being' provided with ten slots, the tens counter' with a single slot, the hundreds counter with ten slots in one part thereof and a single slot inianother part thereof, and the thousands counter being provided with a single slot in each of the two disks of which it is composed. ln the present case while in no wise limited thereto, l have disclosed fives, t-hirties, hundreds, live hundreds and thousands counters, -although obviously the `counters may be the same as in said companion case. 'The number of slots 5l and the number of teeth in the ratchets pertaining to the counters differ in accordance with the capacity of the several counters and in order to obtain the differential movements necessary to the operation of the mechanism.

ln Fig. l of the drawing, l have shown the lives counter, the thirties counter, the hundreds counter, the five hundreds counter and the thousands counter.

lilach of said counters is provided with at least one disk, the one hunreds, five hundreds and thousands being` provided with two disks, and each disk has a cooperating ratchet. The number of notches in the several counters depends upon the counting capacity of the counter. For example, in the lives counter, there may be provided live not-ches, and in the thirties counter there may be provided thirty notches. rlhe one hiindreds counter may be provided with five notches in each disk; the live hundreds counter may be provided with two diametrically positioned notches in each of its disks; and the thousands counter may be provided with a single notch in each of its two disks. 4ln those cases where the counters are made up of twodisks, it will be understood that as already described the two disks are rotated at differential speeds, so as to bring' two notches in the two disks theretf into alignnient at the proper time. For eX- ample, making` reference to the two disks of the thousands counter, the gears thereof are provided respectively with ninety-nine and one hundred teeth, so that only once in one thousand impulses are the notches brought into transverse alignment. The nears of the five hundreds counter may also have ninety-nine and one hundred teeth, the difference in result beinedue to the different arrangement and number of the notches. ln other words, in the case of the one thousands counter, it will require one thousand impulses of the proper pawl to bring the two notches into transverse alignment, and in the case of the five hundreds counter, it will require tive hundred iinpulses of the corresponding pawl to bring two of the notches into transverse alignment, and in the case of the one hundreds counter, it will require one hundred impulses of the corresponding pawl to bring two of the notches into transverse alignment.

The several counter elements, which, as previously stated, may be of any suitable sonctruction, are mountedfor independent movement upon the shaft 2t, and are individually actuated by means of suitable pawls 52, 5e, 55, 56, respectively impartinp,v impulses to the live, the thirty, the hundred, the tive hundred and the thousand counters. rlhe said pawls are loosely mounted upon a pin or stud 5( carried in the upper hifurcated arms 58 of a lever 5f) mounted upon a rock shaft 6G suitably supported in the framing of the machine and having' movements of oscillation imparted thereto in any suitable manner.

lf or this purpose l have herein represented said shaft G0 as having' fast thereon a gear (3l with which meshes a segmental rack G2 upon a lever (53 pivoted at 6i upon the fraininq' of the machine. The said lever 63 is rocked in any suitable manner and for this purpose l have herein represented it as having a roll G5 extending' into 'the cam track 66 of a cam on shaft G7 vertically mounted in a suitable bracket 68 and having' at its lower end a beveled pinion ('39 meshingg with and driven by a similar pinion 70 upon a'shaft 7l which is preferably a half time shaft or a shaft driven in about that time from the crank shaft 72, and herein by the gear T3 upon the shaft 7l meshing with a pinion ill upon the crank shaft 72.

ln this or in any other suitable manner, movement is imparted to the shaft so as thereby to impart impulses or movements of rotation to the several counter elements.

Se long; as any of the pawls 52, 5e, 55, or 56 is hel-il out of engagement with its ratchet, the corresponding` counter element inactive. l provide suitable pattern means of any suitable character controlling' the functioningl of said pawls. For the purpose l have herein provided a pattern sheet 75 which may be of metal or other suitable material and is preferably of endless form. rlhe said pattern sheet may have suitable conformations controlling' the functioning' of the said counter elements., but herein for the purpose and as most clearly shown in l? 2, have formed said n'iember 75 with a series of openings, herein arranged in live rows To, 77, 7S, 79 and 80 respectively controllingl the tive, the thirty, the hundred, the live hundred and the thousand counter.

The pattern sheet T5 is supported for step by step moif'einent upon a barrel Si. loose upon a shaft 8 2 mounted in suitable bearings upon the machine frame and capable of manual rotation i' or the resetting of the pattern, as hereinafter described, through the agency of a knurled knob 8i at the end of said shaft, as shown most clearly in Figs. 2 and [i step by step movement of rotation is imparted to said barrel 81 in any suitable manner and preferably by means of a ratchet 84- 'last o1l integral with said barrel and with the teeth 85 of which is adapted at the proper time to engage a pawl 86 pivote-d at 87 upon a lever arm 88 loosely mounted upon said shaft 82 and having its outer end pivotally connected at 89 to a link 90 to the outer end of which is pivotally connected at L1 lever arm fast upon the rock shaft G0. ln this manne:- each rockingl movement of the r ck sha ft 50 in a clockwise direction, viewing' Fig. El, imparts a single impulse or movement o t rotation to the barrel 81 provided the drive pawl 86 be in driving relation to said barrel. The step by step movements of said barrel 81 are Vtrztnsmitted to the pattern sheet by reason of teeth 93 upon opposite ends of said barrel engaging openings 04C near the lateral edges of the said pattern sheet 75.

ln this embodiment of my invention, the barrel 81 is not constantly driven in a step by step manner, but only periodically and at times controlled by the functioning' of one of the counter elements. l have previously stated that the several counter elements are each provided with one or more slots 51 and that ywhen said slots are brought into a certain predetermined relation, movement of the pattern .surface is-permitted. In. the disclosed emliodiment of the invention, the several slots 51 of the counter disks` or elements are adapted to be brought into alignment transversely of the machine upon the termina-tion of the functioning' of each counter element. That is to say, when the operation of the mechanism is begun, there is a transverse alignment of one slot of' each of the counter disks With a slot of each of the other counter disks. Asimpulses of rotation are imparted to any one of the counter disks, as for example, the thousand disk. it is evident that the notch 51 thereof is moved out of transverse alignment with the aligned slots of the other counter disks. rthis transverse alignment throughout the series of disks is not rcstored until one thousand has been counted upon or by the said thousand disk which has been assumed to be the counter disk upon which counts are being indicated. `When the said slot 51 upon said thousand counter disk is restored to said transverse alignment, then through the operation of any suitable connections l effect movement of the pat-- tern sheet 75 one step.

Vilhile for this purpose any suitable( means may be provided, I have herein represented a bar 95 extendingtransversely of the counter elements for the entire Width thereof and adapted to enter the slots 51 when the same are brought into the described alignment. The said bar 95 is secured by one or more screnf's 90 to the upper end of a lever arm 9T loosely mounted upon a stud 98 and normally inwardly pressed by a coil spring- 99 surrounding a bolt 100 tapped into said lever arm 97 and extending loosely through a lug; or projection 101 upon the machine frame.

Also loosely mounted upon the shaft 98 and fast or rigid with the lever arm 97 is a lever arm 102 upon the inner or right hand end of which, viewing; Figs. il and il, is a dogg' 103 pivoted at 1011 and normally held in elevated position by a coil spring 105 interposed between said dooand the said lever arm 102, The driving` pavfl 86 provided. with a heelv or projection 106. So long; as the bar 95 is held from entering the notches 51, that is` so long,- as it is in the position indicated in Fig'. 11, then upon each rocking movement of the shaft in a clockwise direction, the heel 106 of the paWl 86 is struck by said dog'v 103 and is turned into inactive relation with the barrel 81 as shown in Fig. 41.

Therefore the pat-tern sheet remains unmoved until the slots 51 have been brought into transverse alignment and the bar is permitted to enter them as indicated in Fig'. 3. rfliereupon the lever arm 102 is sufliciently rocked about `the stud 98 to carry the dop; 103 beneath the path of movement of the heel 106 of the driving` pawl 80 and therefore the barrel 81 is turned to the distance of one tooth by said driving pavvl 86.

The barrel 81 is provided With a circumferential series of longitudinally extending' grooves 107 permitting the entry through the openings in the pattern sheet 75 of certain vertically positioned feelers, which in the present embodiment of my invention are seven in number, and are indicated at 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113 and 1111- in Fig. 2. Two of said feelers, namely, 108, 109 cooperate as hereinafter described With the said levers 18, 19 and the remaining;` feelers 110 to 114 control the movements of the parvis 52, 53, 5a, 55 and 56 of the counter disks.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 2, 2l, 5 and 0, upon'the stud 5T mounted in the forked upper lever end 58, are loosely mounted seven levers 115, 110, 117, 118, '119, 120, 121, which are controlled in position by thefeelers 108 to l1111., respectively. ltr-.ch of said levers 115 and 116 is provided viith a heel 122, to engage a lug 123 upon the forked lever end 58 to prevent excess movement thereof. Above each of the levers 115 to 121, inclusive, and adjustably supported in the franfiing of the machine is a series of set screws 124, by which the swinging move- Cfr notch 129 of seid Slide ment of ifl levers may be afljustably limited.

In alignment with the depending mms 22,

23 of the .evers 'lll 1'? me mvo Slidee 12 Sil mouheil in SUV e Shilling port 1253 of the u'iechliie lfihe 2mal l engage sml (lepchilling;4 22

coi'flance with "che ce. elevate one o1' hoal- Each o Seid sli/les indicated et of the henr'l espectivcly. o'leel upon v. 1 fui-v 128ml( downwardly we wl my u. e Each. o' Seid 5 flownwei-illy he i'elelzive lice l" .nil the (logre 1.5.33

l. H6 Will engfgge (logge accor/.li lo 'he l 1.01109. lili. i einen E the if entered zu. hole hi the pail/*Ceiba smb.. level.' ll ehjgjngifjee the Slide ll'i it toward or to he thereby elevalziui i .eier '18, h'ingfingg lhe shuttle het; i5 o the lay.

l@ 3 is note the cuggegjeiuciit logis 1.3i).

ml in ils advanced L ouently the ehutle box i he level of the lay (piro i9 is not raise-l hcioie the level: l is lowi; 1ST of the (log 3.32 and from notch 129. l'l Y u:

ll while the slifle 1J.' is helfl ln le: mlA fenced position to he lclll'. Viewing; Fig 5, the slide 196 is Similarly'zulmnfel Yn c `level4l 19 lil-Glied a f. ihe `Shu l; 's

bouggjht to the level of the ley.

7 elle. the s is iiioveil eo lie left. l; len the Slmtle hex e, is, hl'oifmht lo the le oilI the my, :md il? me mo'vecl to viewing Fig r. 5 :1nd then il. is hiough to the level of lili ltie evident lwff other Suitable Way mode of clerical-ion leieio. eel: i.

both sli-:le lila", 26 the righi,

number o shuttle boxes. may be controle Each ol. the eelcrs Fill. lll- U2. H3 lli/l;

mttecl to (liop into en egugg nicht with the teeth of Ehe ratchet controlled Miei-ciw, and the Counter elements coii'eeeoiii'lihp; thereto receive nu impulsi@ of i'otaioh.

l.)eferal lj,f provid-.e mi iff-Seliiigto initial position each oil 1'che counter elements employed. F o1' this purpose, l vmay pr wide my emxlhle means. mill preferably the merma Shown m mysaifl co-pemhi'ig ap- 'i thc slim-,lime coiled thci'mhoul prese ille m' 'l and acing normally lo @lll clownwai'll. llpon the arm l-'l-l ol 'e1' 139 is mounted the @tml 35 u'lzmeoii are .loosely eupporlml. the sev-@ml 1-l. .J and. 9. pi'cv i The shall; Qi.- :ie meel'.v clem n u. steric@ o *ld w y in@ pix/'steal to l5@ alla V il'isl; o'' the couhex." element. les ll mese positioned that rote.- c elmgl'l; :'24: by 'the l-:nui'lelil mit Q9 has been moved hy pro- 'iig'e che eeffeinl a. lghc Stull .om lille geffi's olf lemcuts, czmsee the Sufi 'lcmmer tuiiiefl unal n elet 51 upon ibrought iho lcgisei: with the denominations of? teeth upon is michele heine i hf.' the im l. .`is1ff.l.ee 'l emlxmllin hay@ reim?- .ifa .'-lioffii pon iffs jf counter l. pioviclecl thu u l have' eecuz'cfl uV luga; lf2 upon. -he :mufhiiie )sith the pzm'l 33 :mi upon the umlel' side oi: :l: mi c il n. c um D lfoj e c lion 'l E 'he lug ll? thereby culi the lever arm 88 and the other end to the pawl 86 and by which said parts are held in proper relative posit-ion.

Let it be assumed that the pattern surface 7 5 has been turned into such position as to present an opening beneath one ot the vertically positioned tee-1ers, such for example as feeler 10S in Figs. 5 and 6. Thereupon said teeler moves downward permitting the lever 115 to be brought into line with the slide 125. Upon the next movement of the lever 92, the slide 125 is moved forward, thereby rocking upward the lever 19 into the position shown in Fig. 5, and thus rendering the shuttle box B active (assuming that the lever 19 remains unlite-d). ln order to eilect the turning ot the pattern surface 75 into a position permitting the descent oi the feeler 108, it is necessary to turn the independently opera-ted Counters until thenotches 51 thereof are all in transverse alignment, whereupon the lever 102 carrying the pawl 103 fails to disengage the pawl 86 trom the ratchet 8e, 85, the result being that the said ratchet, and consequently the pattern surface are turned so as to present the proper opening to the said feelcr 10S.

ln order to bring all the counters into such position that the needles 51 thereof are in transverse alignment, the proper pawls 52, 53, 5l, 55, 56 are operated so as to impart the proper movement to the tive, the thirty,

the hundred, the five hundred and the thou-4v sand counters.

This sequence ot operations is repeated with each change in the position of t-he shut tle boxes.

lt will be evident from the torcgoing description that l have provided. means whereby the thread manipulating` parts oi a textile machine may be controlled through the agency vot interaelateil counting elements and pattern means. l have disclosed .means whereby such inter-related instrumen talities are rendered effective to control the shi l'tiu g shuttle boxes of a loom. My invention is, however, not limited in this respect, but of broad application as herein before set forth.

Having thus described one illustrative embodiment oi" my invention, l desire it to he understood that although specific terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense and not tor purposes ci limitation, the scope of the invention beingv set 'orth in the following claims,

Claimsl. Pattern controlled counting mechanism comprising in combination, a plurality ot independently operable counter members mounted side by side, cooperating pattern controlling means adapted to control said counter members, a plurality ot parts each adapted to be moved into a plurality of positions and in each position to control ultiniately functioning members, governing eonnections between said pattern controlling means and said plurality ot parts and a to and iro movable member for operating said counter member and said plurality oi parts, under the control of said pattern controlling means.

. 2. Pattern controlled counting mechanism comprising in combination, a plurality of independently operable counter members mounted side by side, cooperating pattern controlling means adapted to control said counter members, a pair of levers each adapted to be moved into either of two positions, and thereby govern ultimately functioning members, governing connections between said levers and said pattern controlling means and a to and fro movable member for operating said counter members and said pair of levers, under control of said pattern controlling means.

3. Pattern controlling counting mecha-y nism comprising in combination, a plurality of independently operable counter members, cooperating pattern controlling means adapted to control said counter members, a plurality of movable parts each adapted to determine the selection of a functioning*- member independent governing connections between said plurality of movable parts and said pattern controlling means and a to and :tro movable member for operating said counter member and said plurality of parts, under the control oi said pattern controlling means.

Il. Pattern controlled counting mechanism comprising in combination, a plurality ot independently operated counter members, cooperating pattern controlling means adapted to control said counter members, and coordinating said counter members to represent a single predetermined number, a plurality of parts adapted to be moved into a plurality oit functioning positions, a corresponding plurality of slides to act upon said parts, and a corresponding plurality of iteelers controlled by said pattern controlling means and adapted to control the movements oit said slides respectively.

5. Pattern controlled counting mechanism con'iprising in combination, a plurality of independently operable counter members, cooperating pattern controlling means adapted to control said counter members, and coordinating said counter members to represent a single predetermined number, a plurality ot movable parts each adapted to be moved into a plurality ot positions to control tunction ing members, a, corresponding plurality of slides to act upon said parts respectively, means cooperating with said slides to hold or release them, means governed by said pattern controlling means to act upon said slides or upon said holding and releasing means according tothe dictation of the pattern con- Lafrance trolling means and a to and tromovable memberv for operating said counter member and said plurality or parts, under the control or said pattern controlling` means.

- 6. Pattern controlled counting` mechanism comprising* in combination, a plurality ot independently operated counter members, cooperating` pattern controlling` means adapted to control said counter members, and eoordinating' said counter members to represent a singlepredetermined number, a plurality ot levers each adapted to be moved into either of tiro positions, a set ot slides to act directly upon said levers respectively, holding` parvis for said slides respectively, a plurality ot iteelers governed bythe pattern controlling means and members governed in position by said eelers and adapted to act upon said slides or saidpaivls according 'to the dictation oit the pattern controlling` means. v

7. Counting mechanism comprising in combination, a plurality or independentlj,7 operated counter disks, a shaft- Whereon said disks are all mounted,'cooperating` pattern controlling means adapted to control said counter disks, a plurality oit parts each adapted to be moved into a plurality ot positions to control functioning'r members, a series et t'eelers controlled in `position by 'the pattern cont-rolling -means, means controlled by said 'feelers to actuate said counter disks and said plurality ot parts under control ot said pattern controlling.

means, and a member to operate said means controlled by the eelers.

Co'irtinp; mechanism comprisin,e` in combim ien, a plurality ot' independently operated Counter disksy a shaft Whereon said fiiislis are all mounted, cooperating pattern controllinn' means adapted to control said oountc 1' id coordine-tins; them to represent ,..ngrle predetermined number, a, plurality or parts each movable into plurality ot positions to control functioning members, a series oit teelers governed in position by said pattern controlling'means, a series el slides governed by certain said Vteelers and themselves controlling' the movement oit said plurality ot parts, and aseries of counter dier maeratinemembers themselves controlled in position by others of said series of eelers.

dlounting mechanism comprising in comi 'erna plurality ot independently operated oormter disks, aV shaft ivherecn said disks are all mounted, cooperating; pattern controllino means adapted to control said munter d l and coo" line-.ting them to rep-- resent e ed number, a

ijle predeterin aluralitv or levers each adapted to be moved into tivo controlling' positions, slides to act upon said levers, eelers governed by the pattern controllingmeans and themselves governing theposition oft the slides, operatin ing means for the counter disks and teelers `means togovern the action ot said counter disk operating;` means.

l0. Counting mechanism comprising' in combination, a plurality oi independently operated counter disks, a sha-tt Whereon said disks are all mounted, cooperating.pattern controlling,` means adapted to control said counter disks and coordina-ting; them to represent a single predetermined number, plurality of levers each adapted to be moved into two controlling` positions, slides to act upon said levers, feelers governed by the pattern controlling` means and themselves governing the position of the slides, a. series of paWls to move said. series oit counter disks, and a series ot reelers ttor said paivls and governed by said pattern controlling means.

l1. Counting,` mechanism comprising in combination, a plurality olE independentij.Y operated counter disks, a shaft ivhereon said disks are all mounted, cooperatingpattern controlling means adapted to control said counter disks and coordinating" them to represent a si gie predetermined number, a pair of levers each having tivo positions, namely, an up position and ooivn position, a pair of slides to act upon and to control the positions ot said levers, a pair ot ieelers to control said slides and themselves con trolled in position by the pattern controllinp,` means.

12. Counting `mechanism comprising` in combination, a plurality of independently operatedcounter disks, a shaft whereon said disks are all mounted, cooperating pattern controlling means adapted to control said counter disks and coordinatii'in` them to represent a single predetermined number, a pair or levers each havingtivo positions, namely, an up position and a down position, and in said positions to control 'functioning members, a pair of slides to determine the positions otl said levers and themselves controlled in position byA said pattern controh ling means. l v

13. Counting mechanism comprising;` in combination, a plurality or independently operated counter disks, a shaft ivher-eon all of. said disks are mounted, cooperating pattern. controlling, means adapted to control. said counter disks, c --oordiA ein to rep-- i sent a sinpgle predetei amc. number. n ratchet tor each counter disk, pavsls for operatinp,` said ratchets, a plurality of parts each adapted to be moved into a pluralit; of positions to control functioning members, slides to operate said parts and members to operate said slides, said payvls and said slide operating members beingunder the control of said cooperating pattern controlling means.

14.-Countinp, mechanism comprising; in

combination, a plurality olf independently operated counter disks, a shat't Whereon said disks are all mounted, cooperating patterncontrolling means adapted to control said counter disks and coordinating them to represent a single ilnedetermined number, rat-ehets :tor said eonnter disks, pawls for operatingl said ratchets, a plurality of levers each adapted to be moved into a plurality ot positions to control functioning members, slides to operate said levers and pushers to operate said slides, a movable part carrying said pawls and said pushers, said paWls and pushers being under control oli 'said cooperating pattern controlling,- means. Y

16. Counting mechanism comprising in combination, a plurality of independently operated counter disks, a shalt Whereonsaid disks are all mounted, cooperating pattern eontrollin leans adapted to Control said counter dmaU ratehets 'for said counter dislr's, panflsitor said ratohets, a plurality oli'levers each ad pted to be moved. into a plurality ot positions to control functioning members, slides to operate said levers, vertically movable lfeelers 'to oovern the action of said pavrls and said slides, said feelers being eontrol ledl by said Cooperating; pattern Controlling); means and a to and iro movable mena ber to operate said slides and said pawls, under the control ol said feelers. V

17. Count-ing mechanism Comprising in combination, a plurality opt independently operated counter disks, a shaft whereon. said disks are all. mounted, eooperatingl pattern non.lnollinu` means adapted to Control said Counter disks, ratehets for said counter mem bers, paivls lor perating said ratehets, a plurality or levers each adapted to be moved into a plurality of positions to control funetioning; members, horizontally movable slides to operate said levers, vertically movable Feelers to egovern the aetion otsaid pavvls and said slides, said feelers being` governed in action by said coopera-ting pattern oontrolling means and a to and fro movable member to operate said slides and `said paWls, under the control of said. teelers.`

18. Counting,- mechanism ,comprising in le ogerming` means,

naar, e04- trolling the position of said means to de-v termine Whether the slides or paivls shall be :uited upon by said means, saidV teelers being under the eontroloit' said cooperating pattern controlling means. 'f

"19; Counting mechanism .comprising in Combination, a plurality of independently operated counter disks, a shalt Whereon said dislrs are all mounted, cooperating pattern. controlling means adapted to control said Counter disks and Coordinating to represent a single predetermined number, a plurality of parts each adapted to be vmoved into a plurality oi positionsto Control tunew tio-ning members,rat,ehets for said counter members, paivls jt'or operating said rateliets, a'p'lural-ity of levers each adapted to be moved .into a plurality of positions to oontrol functioning.members, slides to operate said levers, paivls to engage and hold/said slides, pusher means to engage said slides or parvis, and eelers adapted to engage said pusher means `and said pavvls for the ratchets, said leelers being' governed by theieooperating` pattern cont-rolling means.

20. vCounting` mechanism comprising in combination, a plurality of independently operated count-er disks, a shalt Whereon said disks `are all mounted, Cooperating pattern controlling' n'leansradapted to control said counter disks and coordinatinur them to represent a single predetermined number, a plurality ot horizontally movable slit es to operatey said pluralityv of parts, a correspending` plurality of parvisoverlying,l said slides and adapted to engage them, a eorresponding;a plurality of pusher members to engage said pavvls r slides and vertically movable it'eelers to determine the' position of said pusher members, said feelers being under thecontrol of said cooperating pattern Controlling means.

2l. Counting; means Comprising in com bination, a plurality of independently operable counter disks arranged side by side and having,` notched peripheries which may be brought into a transverse alignment, a part adapted to enter said notches When in transverse alignment, cooperating,` pattern controlling1 means adapted to Control. said counter .disks and itseliC controlled in operation bvy said note,li-enteringf cont-rolling part, a plurality of parts .each adapted` to be moved into a plurality of positions to control functioning members, a series of eelers controlled in position by the pattern controlling means, means controlled by said eelers to actuate said counter disks and said plurality of parts under control of said pattern controlling means, and a member to operate said means controlled by the feelers. c

22. Counting means comp-rising in combination, a plurality of independently operated counter disks having notched peripheries which may be brought into transverse alignment, a part adapted to enter said; notches When in transvers alignment, cooperating pattern controlling means adapted to control said counter disks and coordinating them to represent al single predetermined number and itself controlled in operation by said notch-entering controlling part, a plurality of levers each adapted to be moved into a plurality of positions to control functioning members, a corresponding plurality of slides to operate said plurality of parts, and a corresponding plurality of feelers to control the operation of said slides, said feelers being governed in position by said cooperating pattern controlling means.

23. Pattern controlled counting mechanism comprising in combination, a plurality of independently operable counter members, cooperating pattern controlling means adapted to control said counter members, a plurality of parts each adapted to be moved into a plurality of positions and in each. position to control ultimately Jfunctioning members, governing connections between said pattern controlling means and said plurality of parts, and a to and fro movable member for operating said counter members and said plurality of parts, under the control of said pattern controlling means.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

EDGAR F. HATHAVAY. 

